Why do so many people choose to go to
the Mediterranean for their holidays?
This term the children will be looking at
The climate, food, culture, traditions, sports and entertainment of the Mediterranean.
Functions of different parts of plants, what different plants need to flourish, the journey of
water through a plant and the life cycle of a plant.
English
Fairy tales.
Read and evaluate a wider range of
simple persuasive texts, explaining and
evaluating responses orally
Begin to use words, pictures and other
communication modes to persuade
others when appropriate to particular
writing purpose
Through role play and drama explore
particular scenario (e.g. a parent
persuading a reluctant child to go to
bed) and discuss the effectiveness of
different strategies used.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/topic
s/z6bbkqt/resources/1
Maths
• Multiplication facts (statistics)
• Addition and subtraction
(measures)
• Multiplication and division
(measures)
• 2D shape inc. sorting
• Decimals, addition and
subtraction (money)
• 3D shape inc. sorting
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2
/maths/
Science
How did that blossom become an apple?
Looking at the function of different parts of plants, what
different plants need to flourish, the journey of water
through a plant and the life cycle of a plant.
What is blossom and why is it important for the fruit we
grow?
How can you make a presentation to show the life cycle of an
apple?
Could we grow any fruit in this country? If not why not?
How can you capture the beauty of the blossom?
What happens to water we put into the soil to help
a plant grow?
What do we mean by seed dispersal and why is it so
important for our plants?
Why is it important for us to look after bees in our
country?
Can you explore the part that flowers play in the life
cycle of flowering plants, including pollination,
seed formation and seed dispersal?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/science/living_
things/plants/read/1/
Geography
Why do so many people
choose to go to the
Mediterranean for their
holidays?
Holiday destination
Famous cities
Understand geographical
similarities and differences
through the study of human and
physical geography of a region or
area of the United Kingdom and
a region or area in a European
country. What are the
advantages/ disadvantages of
living in a Mediterranean
country?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education
/clips/zr7hyrd
Why do Mediterranean
countries have a warmer
climate than we do?
Which fruits/vegetables are
produced in the
Mediterranean?
How would we go about
attracting someone to visit a
Mediterranean country?
Why doesn’t everyone speak
English and use the same
money?
Who are the famous artists of
the Mediterranean and what
can we learn from them?
Which European cities can we
associate with different types
of music?
Computing
E-safety
We are Opinion Pollsters –
Collecting and analysing data
English Links: Knowledge of
sentence structure when creating
unambiguous questions.
Maths: Interpreting and
presenting data.
French
We will learn
I have/ have not (j’ai/ je n’ai
pas)
Alphabet
Family
I like/ I don’t like (j’aime/ je
n’aime pas)
Sports
Food
Because (Parce que)
Weather
Places
Where do you live?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoo
ls/primarylanguages/french/
RE
What is so special about places?
What places are special to us and
why?
What is special about Mount Hira to
Muslims and the Mount of Olives to
Jews and Christians?
What are the main features of a
mosque, a church, a mandir and a
gurdwara?
What places are near our school that
have religious significance?
What do places of worship have in
common and what are the
differences?
PE
We will practise
Striking/Fielding
Invasion games
Music and the
performing
arts.
Children will:
Food and Drink
Performance/DT
A feast of chants, songs and
performances. Composing
word rhythms, singing a round
and creating musical recipies
will develop the children’s
skills from breakfast to dinner
time!
Art
Drawing (still life plants)
Health and well-being/PSHE
In Year 3 the children will take part in PSHE lessons frequently
throughout the week. We will discuss a range of topics throughout the
year and we will discuss issues that may arise during the week. Some of
these topics will include:
Celebrate our differences.
Body space.
Healthy relationships.
Working as team.
Looking after special people
Danger or risk
How can we solve this problem?
Additional
Information
Homework
Homework will be given out every week
on Friday and will be due in on
Wednesday.
Children will contain individual
homework books that they will need to
compete their homework in unless
instructed otherwise. These books
need to be handed in each week so new
homework can be given.
Children will be given individual
spelling cards at the start of the year,
these are to be learnt at home. When
the children have been tested and got
the spellings correct they will move on
to the next spelling card.
Reading
It is expected that children will read at
least three times a week. If the children
read three times a week they will
receive a gold coin at the end of the
week to put into their money boxes. If
the children read five times a week they
will get two coins.
Please sign the children's reading
diaries when they have read so it can be
changed regularly. It will be useful to
discuss with the children the book,
characters, what's happening, ask them
different questions about what has
happened in the book.
Reading regularly will help support
your child's learning in school.